Pipe with a plurality of receptacles

ABSTRACT

A pipe having a series of receptacles coupled to a common stem and adapted to accommodate separate charges of tobacco. A common lid covers all of the receptacles and is displaceable to permit the insertion of tobacco. The lid is provided with draft openings over the respective receptacles, there being individually controllable covers associated with the openings to allow a draft to be drawn through one receptacle at a time. A tobacco lighting device may be incorporated into the pipe construction.

United States Patent [191 Halaby Oct. 16, 1973 PIPE WITH A PLURALITY OFRECEPTACLES [76] Inventor: Josef Halaby, 420 E. 80th St., New York, NY.10021 [22] Filed: Mar. 13,1972

I21] Appl. No.1 233,963

[52] US. Cl ..13l/176,131/180,131/185 [51] Int. Cl. A241 05/10 [58]Field of Search 131/179, 180, 185

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,336,233 4/1920 Ivory131/179 X 1,302,047 4/1919 Hurst 131/180 682,278 9/1901 Roller 131/180 X2,565,858 8/1951 Kloppmann 131/185 Primary Examiner-Joseph S. ReichAtt0rneyAlan K. Roberts et al.

[ 5 7 ABSTRACT 7 allow a draft to be drawn through one receptacle at atime. A tobacco lighting device may be incorporated into the pipeconstruction.

5 Claims, 5 Drawing Figures PIPE WITH A PLURALITY OF RECEPTACLES FIELDOF THE INVENTION This invention relates to pipes for the smoking oftobacco and the like, and more particularly to pipes provided with novelbowl arrangements.

BACKGROUND Conventional pipes are known which are provided with a singlebowl or receptacle into which tobacco is loaded for smoking. Thistobacco is smoked continuously or intermittently to completionwhereafter the bowl is cleaned and recharged so that the pipe can besmoked again.

The pipe owner usually carries a supply of tobacco with him therebyenabling him to refill his pipe. This represents a great inconveniencewhich it is desirable to avoid since tobacco pouches or other suchpackages are generally bulky and difficult to store.

Additionally, the smoking of a pipe load ordinarily requires asubstantial period of time. This makes pipe smoking impractical under awide variety of circumstances. To accommodate such circumstances, pipesmoking is sometimes practiced by the partial smoking of a pipe load,letting the tobacco go out and then relighting the tobacco at a latertime. This cycle can be repeated. However, it has been found that theretaining of a partly smoked tobacco charge in a pipe can be both dirtyand dangerous as charred tobacco remains and glowing embers can bespilled onto furniture and clothing to soil and burn the same. I

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the invention to provide animproved pipe having a plurality of receptacles.

It is another object of the invention to provide an improved pipeadapted for carrying a plurality of independent tobacco charges and of aconstruction which ena bles the pipe user to smoke individual tobaccocharges one at a time.

It is yet another object of the invention to provide for sequentialsmoking of tobacco charges independently of one another in a mannerwhich avoids dirty and dangerous conditions which usually result fromthe intermittent smoking of tobacco charges.

To achieve the above and other objects of the invention, there isprovided in accordance therewith a pipe which comprises first meansdefining a plurality of receptacles adapted for accommodating individualcharges of tobacco, a stem coupled to these receptacles and adapted todraw smoke from tobacco burning in the same, and second means associatedwith said receptacles and adapted for controlling the receptacles toallow a draft to be drawn selectively through the receptacles into andthrough the stem in such manner that one receptacle can be used to theexclusion of the others.

In the aforenoted generalization, the second means may include a lidwhich is common to all of the recep tacles and which is provided withopenings respectively aligned with the receptacles, there being providedindividual covers on the lid controllably covering respective of theopenings.

According to respective features of the invention, the above-mentionedlid may be pivoted to the first means or hingeably connected thereto.According to a more specific feature of the invention. the above-notedfirst means may include an elongated body in which the receptacles arerectilinearly and consecutively aligned. Optionally, the pipe of theinvention may include means for individually lighting tobacco charges inthe respective receptacles.

The above and further objects, features and advantages of the inventionwill be found in the detailed description which follows taken inconjunction with the accompanying drawing.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING In the drawing:

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a pipe provided with aplurality of receptacles in accordance with a first embodiment of theinvention and including a tobacco lighting means thereon;

FIG. 2 is a sectional view through the pipe of FIG. 1 with the lid ofthe pipe closed, the view being taken generally along the sectionindicated by line ll-II;

FIG. 3 illustrates diagrammatically but in greater detail inperspective, a lighting device which can be employed in the embodimentof FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view similar to FIG. 3, of another lighting devicewhich can be employed in the construction of FIG. 1, with parts brokenaway; and

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a further embodiment of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION As stated hereinabove, the invention provides apipe which comprises-first means defining a plurality of receptaclesadapted for accommodating individual charges of tobacco, there being astem coupled to these receptacles and means for selectively enabling a.draft to be drawn through respective of the receptacles.

In FIG. 1 there appears a pipe 10 including an elongated body 12defining an internal chamber which is upwardly open and bounded by ends14 and 16, the chamber being divided by partitions 18, 20, 22 and 24into receptacles 26, 28, 30, 32 and 34. The receptacles arerectilinearly aligned in the illustrated embodiment and areconsecutively arranged.

The elongated body 12 is provided with an end portion 36 to which ispivoted a lid 38 by means of a pin 40. The purpose and function of thelid is to allow the positioning of individual tobacco charges in thevarious receptacles while the lid is pivoted to open position as shownand to provide for the selective drawing of drafts through therespective receptacles when the lid is in closed position as generallyshown in FIG. 2.

l, and closed positions in which they obturate the correspondingopenings.

As appears in FIG. 2, each of the receptacles such as, for example, thereceptacle 30 is laterally bounded by walls 64 and 66 of the elongatedbody 12 and by a floor 68, which is also a part of the elongated body12. The individual charge of tobacco is indicated at 70 and may be acharge of loose tobacco or a charge of a preformed pellet or the likewhich may be formed by conventional techniques.

To the floor 68 is attached a pipe stem 72 which extends longitudinallyalong the entire length of the elongated body 12. Through the .stem 72extends a longitudinal bore 74 which is connected'to the respectivereceptacles by means of independent bores or risers 76. It will beappreciated that, although the stem 72 is shown in monolithicarrangement with the elongated body 12, it is possible that these twocomponents be separately fabricated and attached by any meanswhatsoever. It is also apparent that the structure which has beendescribed to this point may be fabricated of briar, ceramic or othersuch materials as are conventional in the construction of pipes.

Also appearing in FIG. 1 is a bit 80 having an extension 82 whichextends into the bore 74 in the stem 72.

A frictional fit is possible to join the bit with the stem but athreaded connection is also possible according to known techniques. Thebit 80 may be formed of rubber or plastic or other such materials as arecustomary in conventional pipe construction.

From what has been stated hereinabove, it will be understood thatindividual tobacco charges may be loaded into the individual receptacleswith the lid 38 pivoted to open position. Thereafter the lid 38 will bepivoted to closed position. With all of the covers 52-60 obturating theassociated openings 42-50, no draft can be drawn through any of thereceptacles into the bore 74 and outwardly through the bore which isprovided in the bit 80. However, it is now possible to pivot any one ofthe covers 52-60 to open position whereby'a draft may be drawn throughthe corresponding recepta-. cle through the corresponding riser 76 andinto the bore 74 and thence through the bit 80 to allow the smoking ofthe tobacco in the selected receptacle.

The openings 42-50 are made sufficiently large so that a lighting of thetobacco may be effected therethrough. Such lighting may be provided forby the use of a lighting mechanism indicated diagrammatically andgenerally at 86, the lighting device 86 being affixable to the end 14 ofthe elongated body 12 by means, for example, of prongs 88 and 90 or bymagnetic means or bayonnette connections or by any other suitableconnection whatsoever.

FIGS. 3 and 4 illustrate that the lighter may be of the electrical typeor of the fuel type. In FIG. 3, for example, there is diagrammaticallyillustrated a lighter 92 which may be employed in connection with theaforegoing construction. On this lighter is provided an exposed andprojecting filament 94 electrically actuated by means of a rechargeablebattery concealed within the body of the lighter and charged by means ofthe electrical prongs 96 and 98. FIG. 4 illustrates a fuel type lighterin which the body 100 is provided with an opening 102 for the insertionof fuel which is absorbed in an internally arranged cotton wad 104,there being furthermore provided an opening 106 in which is accommodateda striker 108. This construction is known and conventionally includes astriking strip 110 which coacts with the tip 112 of the striker 108 toprovide a flame. Either this flame or the aforenoted filament 94 orindividual matches or lighters may be employed to ignite the tobaccocharge in the selected one of the afore-mentioned receptacles.

FIG. illustrates a further embodiment of the invention in which anelongated body 120 is provided with a plurality of receptacles 122, 124,126, 128 and 130, these receptacles being separated by interveningpartitions. As in the aforegoing embodiment, the elongated body hasassociated therewith a stem 132 through which extends a bore 134.

In this embodiment of the invention, a lid l36 is hingeably connected tothe elongated body 120 by a hinge device 138 of conventionalconstruction allowing the lid 136 to be pivoted between open and closedpositions.

The lid 136 is provided with a plurality of openings corresponding torespective of the receptacles mentioned above, each of the openingsbeing provided with a hinged cover 140 which allows the selectiveactuation of one of the receptacles comprised within the elongated body120.

The embodiment of the invention illustrated in FIG. 5 is furthermoreprovided with a bit in the manner described above and may also andoptionally be provided with a lighting mechanism especially adapted foruse in connection with the openings.

From what has been described hereinabove, it will now be understood thatthere is provided, in accordance with the invention, a pipe comprisingfirst means defining a plurality of receptacles adapted foraccommodating individual charges of tobacco, a stem coupled to thesereceptacles andadapted to draw smoke from tobacco burning in the same,and second means associated with the receptacles and adapted forcontrolling the receptacles to allow a draft to be drawn selectivelythrough the receptacles into and through the aforenoted stem. It will bereadily appreciated that the means for selectively actuating onereceptacle at a time may be physically located other than insuperposition 'to the respective receptacles and, for example, it ispossible to provide an obturating means in association with the risers76 illustrated in FIG 2.

The illustrated embodiments, however, include lids common to all of theaforementioned receptacles and provided with openings respectivelyaligned with the receptacles, there being furthermore providedindividual covers on the lids controllably covering respective I of theopenings so that, for example, only one opening need beopen at a giventime. It will of course be appreciated that the pipe smoker may at hisoption smoke two receptacles at a time in which case parallel draftswill be drawn into the pipe stem.

There will now be obvious to those skilled in the art many modificationsand variations of the constructions set forth above. These modificationsand variations will not depart from the scope of the invention ifdefined by the following claims. Thus, for example, it will now beobvious that each of a plurality of receptacles provided in accordancewith the invention may be provided with its own separate cover whichpermits separate charging and separate smoking, these receptacles allbeing coupled to a common manifold.

What is claimed is:

1. A pipe comprising a first means defining a plurality of receptaclesadapted for accommodating individual charges of tobacco, a stem coupledto said receptacles and adapted to draw smoke from tobacco burning inthe same, and second means associated with said receptacles and adaptedfor controlling the receptacles to allow a draft to be drawn selectivelythrough the receptacles into and through said stem, said second meansbeing effective to allow a draft to be drawn through one hingeablyconnected to said first means.

4. A pipe as claimed in claim 1 wherein said first means includes anelongated body in which the recep tacles are rectilinearly andconsecutively aligned.

5. A pipe as claimed in claim 1 comprising means on said first means forindividually lighting tobacco in the individual receptacles.

1. A pipe comprising a first means defining a plurality of receptaclesadapted for accommodating individual charges of tobacco, a stem coupledto said receptacles and adapted to draw smoke from tobacco burning inthe same, and second means associated with said receptacles and adaptedfor controlling the receptacles to allow a draft to be drawn selectivelythrough the receptacles into and through said stem, said second meansbeing effective to allow a draft to be drawn through one receptacle at atime and including a lid common to all of the receptacles and providedwith openings respectively aligned with said receptacles, and individualcovers on said lid controllably covering respective of said openings. 2.A pipe as claimed in claim 1 wherein said lid is pivoted to said firstmeans.
 3. A pipe as claimed in claim 1 wherein said lid is hingeablyconnected to said first means.
 4. A pipe as claimed in claim 1 whereinsaid first means includes an elongated body in which the receptacles arerectilinearly and consecutively aligned.
 5. A pipe as claimed in claim 1comprising means on said first means for individually lighting tobaccoin the individual receptacles.